Amazing. Why didn’t anybody do this before?
The nice people at Janie’s Touch of Soul restaurant had a great idea: fry some chicken, then smother it in thick, sweet, chunky, spicy, hot BBQ sauce. The fried chicken itself is amazing. May be the best in San Antonio I’ve had so far. Tender, flavorful meat. Thick, peppery batter fried to perfection. So good I eat the bones.
They also make a wicket ox tail stew. The fried catfish is top-notch. The stewed pork chops (brown gravy, of course) is delicious. The fried cabbage and mac and cheese are righteous. The place is small, but the service is very friendly. Bring your friends, give them your business. Support family-owned restaurants, especially the Soul Food restaurants.
Janie’s Touch of Soul restaurant, 9107 Marbach Road.
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2003 Classic Red base Miata.
Fun.
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Good stuff. The chips they served as an appetizer were thin and scrumptious. It came with a delicious, light sweet and sour sauce.
Had a cup of corn and chicken soup with egg.
I had the goat karhai, which was a hearty red curry stew. Delicious. Ate it with their light, delicious naan bread.
Tandoor, 5718 Evers, right next to Moroccan Bites.
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Some friends asked me to start blogging about my dining experiences in San Antonio, so here goes.
I recently befriended a friendly Frenchman named Fabian Jacob, sommelier of Le Rêve, as we shared a fine bottle of Juan Gil Spanish vino tinto and some Belgian geueze beer at Bunsen Burgers. Long story short, I ended up meeting him and his friend Mark Jones, a food writer at the San Antonio Current, for some fried chicken.
Here’s the link to the story:
Travels with Frenchie: Chicken-fried for the soul.
Chatman’s Chicken
1792 S WW White Rd
San Antonio, TX 78220
(210) 359-0245
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Ah, college in Baton Rouge. Warm nights, cool jazz, unfiltered Camels, and cold martinis.
These photos were taken by Michael Dominici at a two parties on State Street, not far from LSU’s campus. This was late 1988, I believe. You’ll see such notable luminaries as Chris Robertson, John Arrizza, Rob Cambre, Greg Fuchs, Brett Evans, Valerie Massimi, and yours truly.
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